Quote Originally Posted by MacG View Post
Your 6 year old instincts were right, that would not be fair to hold someone accountable for another's sin. You knew it then, but have you found on your read through the bible where he was mistaken?
If you’re asking if I’ve discovered that the pastor’s interpretation of the story was mistaken then, in a word, no.
Mentions of God punishing/holding responsible the children for the sins of the fathers are made in several places in the Bible.

There are also places in the Bible that say the sons shall not be punished for their father’s sin and that everyone is responsible for their own sin. This, to me, represents a contradiction and it’s one of the evidences against the Bible being the product of a divinely perfect being.